Meet Julia Hayes, farm goddess. We’ve featured our dear friend Julia in my magazine in the past on her new tractor (a surprise gift from her husband for her 40th b-day), but the Dorothea Lange-style photo she sent last week after driving her tractor all afternoon plowing up a HUGE plot of ground for a HUGE garden still has me smiling the biggest.
“Me all cleaned up, sun-screened and ready to plant The Sunflower Forest, which is what I call this garden. Lots of goodies go into this space in addition to rows and rows of glorious sunflowers!”
Jane Deere indeed!
And Julia at our Farm Fair several years ago. Farm goddess indeed-y double deedy!
True, blue Farmgirl with proof!! I would love to see Julia’s garden at it’s peak with alternating cows of sunflowers. Maybe she will send us a photo??
Me too Winnie! what an inspiration she is!!! Like our own Mary Jane!
Great picture! Isn’t it nice to have lots of water to clean up in, though…
I’m thinking of how many HAPPY hours she spent on her tractor and wishing it were me! Our tractor is currently in the garage awaiting some repairs. I miss her!
A sunflower forest sounds dreamy to me!
Very beautiful. All the pics 🙂
Love this! And she does clean up very nicely! 😉 I love that last photo.
The dirt face photo is a gem, and when I saw it on facebook I had to click over to see how Julia cleans up. Fabulous with or without dirt! What an incredible garden that must be.
Beautiful. Very envious of the joy I see in her eyes, on her face and in her whole bearing!!!